Dressing case



June 10, 1941. DAVIS I 2,244,984

DRESSING CASE Filed Jan. 6, 1939 flap Dadw I 2/ Allii Patented June 10,1941 DRESSING CASE Morton Davis, South Orange, N. J.. assignor to TheInsel Company, Arlington, N..J., a corporation Application January 6,1939, Serial No. 249,650

'9 Claims. (01. 150-34) This invention deals with improvements in thosearticles of luggage whichare .of the type of dressing cases or toiletcases and'consist generally in a case which may be opened to expose theinside walls. This opening may leave the case substantially flatalthough this is not essential to the invention. Such cases arecustomarily sold as' fitted cases, that is, cases in which the severalfittings or receptacles have been installed in the arrangement thoughtmost attractive to the purchaser. .It is almost a universal practice tohold these several fittings; receptacles and the like in spacedpositions on one or more inner walls of the case by means of pockets,loops or straps. Any arrangement of this description necessarilyestablishes a permanent arrangement of the fittings with respect totheir size. It also leaves the loops standing upright or occupying spaceregardless of thepresence of the fittings. Where adjustable straps areused they are also apt to be found in the way of the user. In eitherevent the removal of one or more fittings necessitates that they be slidalong the inner surface or bottom of the case. The trend toward the useof multiple fasteners attached to a flexible side wall of the caseseriously interferes with the ready insertion and removal of thesereceptacles or fittings.

As these fittings or receptacles are generally equipped with frictiontops of the type which are held in place by friction and removed-by avertical lift, it follows that the removal of the top necessitates firstsliding the receptacle out of its loop or pocket.

An object of my invention is to provide a fastening for a receptacle sothat the latter will be held in position and yet permit the friction topto be removed with a minimum of effort.

A further object of my invention is to make this fastening or attachmenteasy and inconspicuous.

A still further object of my invention is to make a fastening which maybe interchangeably used with any number of dissimilar fittings,receptacles or the like.

Among the objects of my invention is to prevent the loss of receptaclesfrom their mounting.

The type of fastening adopted avoids the use of loops or straps andprevents soiling or corrosion by the soaps, powders, ointments orliquids which may be placed in the receptacles.

One of the important features of my invention is to provide aninterchangeable arrangement by which the user may suit his personalconvenience in the arrangement of the receptacles, since they arecapable of being interchangeably mounted upon any of the fasteningsprovided.

I have illustrated in .the accompanying drawing one form in which myinvention may be embodied by way of example. In the drawing Fig. 1- is aperspective View of a portion of ,a

foldable dressing case embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a back view of the supporting panel, tray or'back of thedressing case with its outer surface removed;

Fig. 3 is a frag-mental section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2 and Fig. 4 isa perspective view of one of the fastcning members.

I have illustrated in the drawing a conventional folding dressing case II having a top l2 and a bottom 13. The ends l5 and I5 and the side Itopposite the hinge are formed of flexible strips of leather, fabric,composition or the like. Complementary members are also found upon theopposite portion l2. The meeting edges of the side portions M, I5 and I6are connected by means of multiple fasteners I! of the conventional typehaving an operating element Ill.

The bottom 49 of the case is in the form of a tray, panel or othersupporting member. It is substantially flat and forms an integral partof the dressing case. It may, however,be removable as a separate traywithout departing from its utility in the present invention. Thesupporting member l9 carries a series of fastening elements 20. Thesefasteners 20 are in the form of relatively long, flat strips or ribbonsof deformable or ductile metal. In order to prevent corrosion, thesestrips are made of suitable noncorrodible metal. The opposite ends ofthese strips form projections 2|, 2| extending at right angles to theplane of the mid-portion. These fasteners 20 are mounted on the backsurface of the bottom I 9 as shown clearly in Fig. 3. The greater numberof these fasteners 20 are of uniform length. However, one fastener 22has been illustrated as of difierent size for use in holding speciallyshaped receptacles. The projections 2|, 2| extend for a substantialdistance above the upper surface of the member l9 as clearly apparent inFigs. 1 and 3.

Dressing cases of this general type are fitted or equipped with boxes orreceptacles of different sizes suitable for the different toiletarticles most commonly used. In Fig. 1 there has been illustrated at 23a large box or receptacle. Adjoining it is a relatively long narrowreceptacle 24 while the receptacle next in line, 25-, is shorter andbroader. A receptacle 26 is frequently provided to occupy the spaceabove the shorter receptacles. In addition to this an open receptacle ortray 21 and a tray 28 of irregular form and size such as wouldaccommodate a bottle have also been mounted for purposes of example inthe row with receptacles 23, 24 and 25.

The receptacles or boxes 25 and 25 have been illustrated with frictiontops 29 and 30 respectively. It is to be understood that similarfriction tops are used with boxes 23 and 24.

The several boxes or receptacles are slotted through the bottom asindicated in Fig, 3 at 3| and in spacing conforming with the uniformlength of the fasteners 20, 20. In this manner the receptacles may eachbe mounted upon the bottom I9 with the projections 21 extending upwardlythrough the bottoms of the receptacles as shown in Fig. 3. By deformingor bending the projections 2i inwardly toward each other and into aplane parallel to the bottom IS the several receptacles are firmly butdetachably held by the latter. The fastenings are inconspicuous and notaffected by the contents of the receptacles. The fastenings may readilybe bent upwardly to permit the removal of one or more receptacles andtheir interchangeable positioning.

The fastening of receptacle 23 has been shown in its position ofattachment or removal while the fastenings have been shown bent in thefinal U form as regards receptacles 24 and 21.

It will be evident that the friction tops for the several receptacles orboxes may be lifted without disturbing the position of the receptaclesthemselves. The receptacles are not subject to be mislaid or lost.

The advantages of the above described arrangement will be evidentwithout further explanation. It avoids the use-of loops, straps orpockets, facilitates its construction and assembly. In use,'thereceptacles are held in definite positions according to the choice ofthe user. The contents of the boxes will have no damaging effect uponthe fastening. It willbe clearly apparent that many changes in generalproportions and arrangement may be carried out in the practicalembodiment, of this invention without departing from its scope as setout in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A dressing case having a supporting member with a flat surface, areceptacle having a removable cover, and bendable sheet metal fasteningmeans projecting outwardly from the surface of the member and extendingupwardly through the bottom of the receptacle.

2. A dressing case having a supporting member with a flat surface, areceptacle having a .-.of the receptacle and detachably hold the same inextended contact with the supporting member.

4. A dressing case having a supporting member with a flat surface, areceptacle having a slotted flat bottom, sheet metal fastening means onthe supporting member, and bendable projections on the fastening meansand passing through the slotted bottom of the receptacle.

5. A dressing case having a supporting member with a ,flat surface, areceptacle having a flat bottom, sheet metal fastening means on thesupporting member, and bendable projections on the fastening meanspassing through the bottom and deformable into a plane parallel thereto.

6. A dressing case'having a supporting member with a fiat surface, aseries of sheet metal fastening strips of uniform length held by themember at spaced intervals, a series of dissimilar receptacles havingflat bottoms slotted at longitudinally spaced points corresponding tothe uniform length of said strips and deformable fasteningmeans at eachend of said strips for passing through the slots of any one of saidreceptacles interchangeably.

'7. A dressing case having a supporting member with a flat surface, areceptacle having a flat bottom and a friction top, and sheet metalfastening means on the supporting member having bendable means fordetachably holding the receptacle with its bottom against the surface ofthe supporting member when the receptacle top is removed.

8. In combination, a member in the form of a tray or the like, areceptacle with its bottom resting on the tray, and sheet metalfastening means having bendable ends projecting upwardly from the trayand through the contiguous receptacle bottom.

9. In combination, a member in the form of a tray or the like, areceptacle with its bottom resting on the tray, a sheet metal fasteningstrip carried on the tray and bendable projections on the strip passingthrough the bottom of the receptacle and being bent inwardly toward-eachother.

. MORTON DAVIS.

